The spring 2026 issue of Grow magazine is online! Feature stories include

• High-Tech Eyes on Fields and Skies
  UW‘s statewide network of hyper-local weather stations gives Wisconsin farmers a powerful tool to reduce costs and improve yields.
• Lighter Fare for Cattle and Microbes
  Rebecca Smith uses genetic tools to develop plants that can be digested more easily. The outcomes could be greater efficiency for biofuel production and lower methane emissions from dairy cows.
• A Grower’s Vision, a Dentist’s Brew, and a Farm’s Revival
  With a green thumb and beermaking prowess — and a little help from their hardworking family — two alums have created a thriving, sustainable agribusiness.

Other topics: myths and misunderstandings about rural America, a resurrected red corn variety becomes a bourbon base, a rewired microbe eats toxic chemicals, mustard plant waste as a biopesticide and more.

And don’t forget about the Final Exam. Ace the test and gain the chance to win a gift box of cheese from the Babcock Dairy Store. Good luck!

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